Wildlife Conservation Enactment
Encyclopedia
The Wildlife Conservation Enactment of 1997 is a regional piece of legislation
enforced only in the state of Sabah
in Malaysian Borneo. Its aim is to protect the endangered species
of fauna
and flora
in the region as well as control international trade of these species. It also details specific punishments for those that break the rules and regulations put forth in the enactment.
Legislation
Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...
enforced only in the state of Sabah
Sabah
Sabah is one of 13 member states of Malaysia. It is located on the northern portion of the island of Borneo. It is the second largest state in the country after Sarawak, which it borders on its southwest. It also shares a border with the province of East Kalimantan of Indonesia in the south...
in Malaysian Borneo. Its aim is to protect the endangered species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
of fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...
and flora
Flora
Flora is the plant life occurring in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring or indigenous—native plant life. The corresponding term for animals is fauna.-Etymology:...
in the region as well as control international trade of these species. It also details specific punishments for those that break the rules and regulations put forth in the enactment.